My 80 year old father, who has been recuperating from leg surgery at my house since June, was re-admitted for a second surgery two weeks ago, and ended up spending the last 10 days in Intensive Care. Luckily he’s now been stepped down to a regular hospital room, so that’s a relief and a move in... read more

On Thursday, our area was hit with not one, not two, but three terrible storms within a 12 hour period. It caused a power outage the likes of which I don’t think I’ve ever seen in my adult life. Our neighborhood and surrounding 1-2 mile radius did not have electricity for almost 12 hours. Now,... read more

Well, after 5 years of child care leave and 8 years of working part time (including freelancing here and other ‘net locations), it’s time to return to a “real” job. I figured if I start looking now, I may just find one before the holidays and get 2008 off to a really fresh start. Little did... read more

I submit Washington can do a better job in its attempts to catch Osama Bin Laden and its efforts to overcome Al Qaida. As the purported figurehead leader of an infamous terrorist crew, capturing or incapacitating the ring leader would be a moral victory for our side and a hurtful blow to the obvious... read more